3 d. ago Lawyer for man accused of accessing PM’s banking data awaits info

OTTAWA — The lawyer for a man accused of accessing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s banking data says he is still awaiting some information from the Crown in the case. Ron Guertin, counsel for former Royal Bank of Canada employee Ibrahim El-Hakim, told an Ontario court Wednesday the matter is “rather involved” and he expects disclosure […]

Other

5 d. ago WestJet alerts U.S. passengers of data breach involving travel documents, personal info

The airline says a June 13 data breach stemmed from authorized access to its systems by a "sophisticated, criminal third party."

Transport

8 d. ago British department store Harrods warns customers that some personal details taken in data breach

LONDON (AP) — Harrods, the luxury British department store, has warned some customers that their personal data may have been taken in a breach of its online systems. The company said late Friday that some names and contact details of its online customers were taken after one of its third-party provider systems was compromised. “We […]

Economics

1 week ago RCMP allege man accessed Carney’s banking data while working for RBC

According to the RCMP, Ibrahim El-Hakim allegedly used RBC's IT services to access 'several' bank profiles without authorization for 'criminal purposes.'

Transport

1 week ago Former RBC employee charged with fraud, identity theft for accessing Mark Carney’s personal data

Ibrahim El-Hakim, a 23-year old man living in Ottawa, has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and identity theft, RCMP confirmed

Transport

1 week ago TikTok failed to keep kids off platform, Canadian privacy watchdogs find

Privacy commissioners in Ottawa, Quebec, B.C. and Alberta found TikTok has been collecting and using personal data of hundreds of thousands of children who use the app each year.

Society

2 w. ago Improve your data presentations and diagrams with Microsoft Visio

Create flow charts, org charts and templated brainstorming to help your colleagues better align on projects

Technology

2 w. ago National U.S. Auto Lending Platform Signs Contract to Purchase FUTR Data

News Release Highlights FUTR signs its first contract with a Brand to purchase data (consumer leads) A leading National U.S. Auto Lending Platform (60 lenders and 3,000 dealers) will be leveraging FUTR’s comprehensive data to create highly personalized refinancing offers FUTR is launching the program with 43,000 existing FUTR Payments customers and 250,000 historic customers […]

Society

last month Wealthsimple says some SINs accessed in ‘data security incident’

Wealthsimple says some Canadian clients have had their personal data — including Social Insurance Numbers — compromised in a 'data security incident.'

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